Salvation Army pair face abuse probe

12:00AM BST 07 Sep 2001

A MARRIED couple have been arrested by military police in Germany following an investigation into allegations of child sex abuse.

The British pair, who worked at the Bielefeld army base, were charged with offences under the Children and Young Persons' Act, according to the Ministry of Defence. The couple were Salvation Army officers working at a canteen at the camp, newspaper reports claim.

Police seized videos and a personal computer from the couple, who they believed to be at the centre of a child sex pornography ring, the Sun newspaper reported. They are now conducting a probe into the full extent of paedophile activity within the German camp.

An MoD spokesman said: "The Royal Military Police Special Investigation Branch are taking forward an investigation into an incident of alleged paedophile activity in Bielefeld. A married couple have been arrested and charged with offences under the Children's and Young Persons' Act. The matter is sub-judice.

"Because of police concerns for the young people involved in the investigation, the law forbids details that will lead to their identification."